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Law and Wisdom in the Bible Paperback - 2010

Name: Law and Wisdom in the Bible: David Daube's Gifford Lectures, Volume II (David Daube's Gifford Lectures, 2)
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Author: Daube, David, Carmichael, Calum
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by David Daube; Calum Carmichael (Editor)

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"That over forty years after they were delivered these famous but unavailable Gifford Lectures should be published is occasion for celebration. Once again we hear Daube's voice, patient and probing, as he turns over, tests, pushes fresh inquiries, and finds new insights. No man has had such a subtle sense of scriptural texts matched by such a supple sense of the practices and peculiarities of human beings engaged in the legal process. Law and Wisdom in the Bible is classic Daube." mdash;John T. Noonan Jr., United States Circuit Judge

David Daube (1909-99) was known for his unique and sophisticated research on Roman law, biblical law, Jewish Law, and medical ethics. In Law and Wisdom in the Bible, the first published collection of his 1964 Gifford Lectures, Daube derives from his complex understanding of biblical texts both ancient and contemporary notions about wisdom, justice, and education.

In addressing these and other profound issues, Daube crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries and bridges the
gap between humanism and religion, especially with regard to Christianity and Judaism. With his sophisticated understanding of Talmudic law and literature, his thinking, which is on full display in these lectures, revolutionized prevailing perceptions about the New Testament.

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Title Law and Wisdom in the Bible
Author David Daube; Calum Carmichael (Editor)
Binding Paperback
Pages 248
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Templeton Press
Date 2010-03
ISBN 9781599473451 / 1599473453
Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.03 cm)
Ages 18 to UP years
Grade levels 13 - UP
Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
Library of Congress subjects Law (Theology) - Biblical teaching, Wisdom - Biblical teaching
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009028229
Dewey Decimal Code 222.160

About the author

Calum Carmichael is professor of comparative literature and adjunct professor of law at Cornell University. He has degrees in science, historical theology, and law from the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Oxford. He is the author of nine books that focus primarily on biblical law, the editor of a six volume series devoted to the work of David Daube, who was his tutor at Oxford, and the author of a memoir of Daube.